http://www.histalkpractice.com Physician practice and systems news and opinion Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:35:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Joel A. Feinman, PhD is a psychologist and Board Chair, President and Associate Medical Director for Valley Medical Group, Greenfield, MA. Give me some background on your practice. We’re a primary care practice – multispecialty. We have four centers. We have about 60,000 patient charts; about 60 providers; about 350 staff; ... http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/03/09/histalk-practice-interviews-joel-feinman/ Surescripts reports that e-prescribing rates tripled from 2007 to 2009, with an estimated 18% of all eligible prescriptions now being sent electronically. The number of prescribers routing prescriptions doubled from 2008 to 2009, and now includes 25% of all office-based physicians. In case you missed this last week, CCHIT announced plans ... http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/03/08/news-30910/ Meaningful Views “Meaningful Views” is a grand conglomerate term (not to be confused with the “Meaningful Ewes” from a prior posting.) It encompasses graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and workflow efficiencies and the minimization of “clicky-clicks.” (Props to Jonathan Bush for that term; it says so much in such a ... http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/03/04/intelligent-healthcare-information-integration-3410/ While the Gettin’s Good Here I sit, 6:10 AM, leaving the 2010 HIMSS conference, riding the shuttle toward Gate D25 here in ATL. (Typing that, I feel like Kenny Tarmac; respects to “The Bob & Tom Show.”) As I write this, I realize how freakin’ psychic I am, planning ... http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/03/03/intelligent-healthcare-information-integration-3310/ I’m back at home after an exhausting, fun, and educational few days at HIMSS. I have a ridiculous number of e-mails to wade through, but as far as I can tell, there were no earth-shattering announcements, such as company mergers or the like. However, many new product releases, new partnerships, ... http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/03/03/news-3410/